closing a side dart on a torso

Hi ettaglam,

Bellow you can find the most common ways to transfer a bust dart intake.

1. If you close the side dart (Bust Dart), which is from the side seam to the bust point, you can transfer it's intake to the shoulder dart that goes from the shoulder to the bust point.
    
2. You can also do this from the armhole to the bust point (here you draw a curve line from the armhole to the bust point, and then close the bust dart, you need to leave a seam allowance and trim the excess)
    
3. Another way to transfer this intake is to draw a line on the pattern from the lower or upper hip or somewhere in between to the bust point. Then you draw the waist dart here on this diagonal line. After closing the bust dart, the waist dart and the bust dart will become one.
    
4. You can also draw one or multiple lines from the neckline to the bust point, cut these lines, place a sheet of paper underneath, space them out equally, tape them in place, then close the bust dart. In this case you can sew different darts around the neckline or gather around the neckline.

There are many other ways to transfer a bust dart depending on the style of the garment. You can watch one example here: Styling the Front Dress Pattern

Hope this helps

Nehzat H.